Johnny Drama's Most Memorable Meals

For most of Entourage’s run, Johnny Drama—the eternal Hollywood D-lister—played second fiddle to his younger brother Vince, earning his keep by being the crew’s de facto live-in chef. While he’s naturally just as much of a clown as Turtle, his domestic duties bring out the other, softer side of John Chase: the protective, nurturing chaperone to Vinny and the rest of the gang.

As Turtle puts it, “Giving us food poisoning gives Drama a reason to live.” More often than not he handles breakfast exclusively, a routine so ingrained that multiple episodes find Vince, E, and Turtle at a loss when Drama goes M.I.A. He may be a shitty actor, but apparently he’s a damn good cook (most of the time). Here, we celebrate the best meals Johnny whipped up for the boys in the show’s eight seasons.

Scrambled Eggs with Soy Milk in “The Review”

When: Season 1, episode 2
Context: Our first glimpse of Drama as Vince’s personal chef/dietary mother hen finds him cooking breakfast for the his younger bro, forcing eggs scrambled with soy milk on him because he’s lactose intolerant. So considerate of him. Not only were these eggs made with brotherly love, but they were also whipped up while Drama practices his lines for...TheVagina Monologues.

Tofu Spirulina Scramble in “Talk Show”

When: Season 1, episode 3
Context: It’s a good thing Drama’s allowance doesn’t actually depend on his chef duty. Here he gets too funky in the kitchen for his own good, whipping up a batch of eggs with tofu and spirulina. It goes straight from the stove to the trash because, according to Turtle, it smells like dog shit.

Pot roast in “Good Morning Saigon”

When: Season 2, episode 12
Context: Drama is the most sentimental in the squad, so with Vince and E slightly pulling away in new relationships, he cooks up a dinner spread to get the crew together at the same table for the first time in weeks.

Three soft-boiled eggs, boiled chicken, wheat toast with jam in “One Day in the Valley”

When: Episode 3, season 2
Context: On the morning of Vince’s biggest release, Drama goes out of his way to put together a breakfast that won’t unsettle baby bro’s stomach as the Aquaman box office numbers come in.

Eggs florentine in “Sorry Ari”

When: Season 3, episode 12
Context: A major fuck-up by Ari has the gang ready to fire him, an over-reaction in seasoned vet Johnny Drama’s eyes. He counsels everyone to get some breakfast down first before making rash decisions. So sensible.

Egg and Potato breakfast scramble in “The Princess Bride”

When: Season 3, episode 19
Context: At this point, D-lister Johnny Drama is now the C-list star of a successful television pilot. With the win still relatively new and no real money flowing yet, he’s still on breakfast duty for the house.

Belgian waffles in “The WeHo Ho”

When: Season 4, episode 6
Context: Johnny Drama has gone from glorified boarder to hosting his younger brother in his own place, the way nature intended. And yet, he’s still taking care of the boys with a balanced breakfast spread. The best part about this one is he boasts that the whole spread was hand-picked, as if picking waffles is a thing that could ever happen.

Peanut butter and shrooms sandwich in “Tree Trippers”

When: Season 5, episode 5
Context: This might be Chef Drama’s greatest creation. Once again fulfilling his role as older chaperone, Johnny makes sure E is covered when the gang goes on a field trip to Joshua tree to do shrooms: For whatever reason E can’t handle eating the stems alone, so enter Drama with a shroom-sandwich at the ready.

Frittatas in “Return to Queens Blvd”

When: Episode 5, episode 12
Context: Drama whips up his self-proclaimed “famous frittatas” for Vince during their retreat to Queens, with Mama Chase as overbearing sous-chef.

Turtle French Toast Special in “One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car”

When: Season 6, episode 3
Context: Drama’s money is long enough at this point that he doesn’t need to cook for the gang everyday anymore—he doesn’t even live with them. But for Turtle’s 30th he makes a special, rare return to the kitchen to treat his fellow sidekick with a fancy French toast display.

FiberCon Cereal with raisins from Raisin Bran, half-orange half-apple juice with a splash of V8, and bananas sliced an 8th of an inch thick in “ReDOMption”

When: Season 5, episode 6
Context: Drama would never get Hollywood on Vince, but during Turtle’s brief stint as his personal assistant, his neuroses—aided by his recent upgrade in cash and status—is in full bloom. This bizarrely specific breakfast is pure Johnny Chase, but instead of making it himself he orders Turtle to, then goes full diva and throws it in the trash when he discovers the raisins weren’t actually picked out of a Raisin Bran cereal box.

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